Vietti Barolo Brunate 2007
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The wine is aged for 6 months in old French oak barrels, followed by an additional 24 months in Slavonia oak casks, then assembled in stainless steel tanks and kept there until the bottling. Unfiltered.
Food Pairings: Red meats, roasts, wild game.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2007 Barolo Brunate is a stunner. Layers of dark fruit, mocha, chocolate, menthol, pine and spices emerge reluctantly from an inward, mysterious Barolo that captures the essence of one of Piedmont's greatest sites. Structurally, it remains a powerhouse, with massive tannins, great body and fabulous length. The Brunate is one of the most improved wines at Vietti over the last few years, and is a huge success in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2032.
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James Suckling
Intense aromas of sliced plums, with white truffle undertones. Full bodied, with big velvety tannins and a beautiful balance of fruit and acidity. This goes on for minutes on the palate. A glorious young Barolo. Try it after 2014.
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Wine Spectator
This enticing red kicks off with sweet cherry, berry, spice and pepper aromas and flavors, picking up wild underbrush and smoky, mineral elements. The sinewy tannins keep this all together, leading to a fresh, lively finish. Best from 2015 through 2032.
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Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800's by Carlo Vietti. The estate has gradually grown over the course of time, and today the vineyards include some of the most highly prized terroirs within the Barolo and Barbaresco winegrowing areaS.
Although they have been making wine for four generations, the turning point came in the 1960's when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado, whose intuitions - from the production of one of the first Barolo crus (Rocche di Castiglione - 1961), through the single-varietal vinification of Arneis (1967) to the invention of Artist Labels (1974) - made him both symbol and architect of some of the most significant revolutions of the time.
Alfredo’s intellectual, professional, and prospective legacy was taken up by Luca Currado Vietti (Luciana and Alfredo’s son) and his wife Elena, who contributed greatly to the success of the Vietti brand before their departure in 2023. In 2016 the historic winery was acquired by Krause family. Over the last seven year, they have added a number of prized crus to the estate’s holdings. In 2022 the winery was named Winery of the Year by Antonio Galloni of Vinous.
Vietti is universally recognized today as being one of the very finest Italian wine labels - by continuing along the path of the pursuit of quality, considered experimentation and working for expansion and consolidation internationally.